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| The Lost Sheep |
One Soul at a Time (Part 2)
From earth to ink… a quiet remembering of how He calls us to love
I used to think reaching people meant saying the right words, having the right answers, knowing exactly when to speak.
But the longer I walk with Him, the more I see— it has never been about saying everything.
It has always been about loving one.
Just one soul at a time.
The One He Goes After
There is a gentleness in the way Jesus tells it— the story of the shepherd who leaves ninety-nine behind just to find one wandering sheep.
He doesn’t rush. He doesn’t force. He searches… until He finds it.
And when He does, He doesn’t scold the sheep.
He carries it home.
That is the heart we are learning to reflect.
What This Really Looks Like
Sometimes it looks like sitting beside someone and not trying to fix them.
Sometimes it looks like listening when you’d rather explain.
Sometimes it looks like quiet kindness— the kind that asks for nothing back.
The world says to convince. God says to love.
And somewhere in that space, hearts begin to soften.
When Beliefs Are Different
Not everyone believes what you believe. Some have never known Him. Some have only known a version of God that was never truly Him.
And it can feel heavy— wanting them to see what you see.
But truth isn’t something we force into someone’s hands.
It’s something God reveals to their heart.
So we become steady instead of loud. Gentle instead of urgent.
We trust that God is already working— even when we cannot see it yet.
Letting God Do What Only He Can
There is a quiet freedom in realizing you are not the one who saves.
You are simply the one who loves.
The one who notices. The one who stays. The one who reflects a different kind of light.
God does the rest.
Always has.
Personal Reflection
Who is the “one” quietly placed in front of me right now?
Am I trying to change them… or am I learning to love them well?
What would it look like to trust God with their story— and simply be present?
Take a moment here. Sit with it. Let a name come to mind.
Not a project. Not a mission.
A person.
One conversation.
One quiet act of love.
One prayer whispered when no one else hears.
This is how the Shepherd moves.
One soul at a time.
“...and go after the one which is lost until he finds it.” — Luke 15:4
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